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Join our RiskGONE workshop in Madrid!
Recent developments in the European regulatory landscape, focusing on the chemical strategy for sustainability and shifting from engineered nanomaterials to advanced materials, bring new challenges and opportunities. Together with NMBP13 projects, RiskGONE addressed these challenges collaboratively. Join our final RiskGONE workshop in Madrid on 16 June 2023 for a lively discussion on the outcomes of the…
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New training video available! A simple guide on how to determine the effective density of ENMs
In a training, RiskGONE brings a simple and efficient guidance on how to determine the effective density of engineered nanomaterials – ENMs using volumetric centrifugation method (VCM). In cellular assays, ENMs can form agglomerates in presence of cell culture media which change the size and the effective density of nanoparticles. This agglomeration can impact the…
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Final Conference: Future-proof Approaches for Risk Governance – Lessons Learned from Nanomaterials
We are pleased to invite you to join our final conference and discuss the activities of our three EU-funded projects – NANORIGO, RiskGONE and Gov4Nano. We will explore international approaches to address future challenges in the risk governance of advanced (nano)materials. This includes safe- and sustainable by design (SSbD), harmonisation and standardisation. The conference takes place online…
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Nanomaterial hazard assessment – Training materials and webinars by PATROLS project
Finished in 2021, PATROLS was an international project combining a team of academics, industrial scientists, government officials and risk assessors to deliver advanced and realistic tools and methods for nanomaterial safety assessment. PATROLS achieved significant results over its lifetime and left a substantial legacy which can be used by industry, regulators and researchers to help move towards…
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Conference: Future-proof Approaches for Risk Governance – Lessons Learned from Nanomaterials
We invite you to register your interest in participating in our conference to help shape international approaches to addressing future challenges in risk governance of nano- & advanced materials. This includes safe- and sustainable by design (SSbD) and harmonisation and standardisation. The conference will comprise two parts: Register your interest to participate via this link https://NMB13-final-conference.eventbrite.com The main…
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New Training Material video – NanoQSAR methodology
A new RiskGone training material provides guidance on how to develop appropriate scientifically validated Nano-(Q)SAR/(Q)SPR models for the development of safe-by-design nanomaterials as well as regulatory purposes. Nano-(Q)SAR/(Q)SPR models are an adaptation of (Q)SAR/(Q)SPR methodology for nanomaterials, where the models may be applied for nanoforms of the same substance or nanoforms of different substances. The…
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RiskGONE at the Nanoweek 2022 – meeting the international nanosafety community!
From 20 to 24 June 2022, the international nanosafety community met in Limassol, Cyprus, for the #nanoweek and NanoCommons final conference. The theme of the conference was “Evolution of Nanosafety and materials sustainability as we transition into Horizon Europe”. Many projects were represented, including RiskGONE, sister projects from the NMBP-13 cluster Nanorigo and Gov4Nano. NanoCommons, NanosolveIT…
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New training video – Quantitative structure-activity relationships (QSAR)
In a new training material for RiskGone, a neural network provides an overview of QSAR models and how they can be used. QSAR models define the relationship between the variance in molecular structures and the variance in a modelled biological activity for a group of sufficiently similar compounds. Models can be used to obtain missing data…
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New training video – Ethics of Nanomedicine – Lecture by Dr Ineke Malsch, RiskGone partner
On 17 March 2022, Ineke Malsch discussed Ethics of Nanomedicine during the course on ethics of biomedical research organised by the VISION project. Nanomedicine is applied in e.g., mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, and enables digital twins, organ on chip and wearables. Introducing nanomaterials in the body raises nanosafety issues. Ethical issues are e.g., related to freedom,…
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Nanosafety Training School: Towards Safe and Sustainable by Design Advanced (Nano)Materials
The School aims to transfer state-of-the-art knowledge on a variety of topics from key experts to the new generation of professionals working in the areas of safety and sustainability of advanced (nano)materials. To this end, the School will deliver keynote lectures and will engage the participants in interprofessional training by means of roleplay and hands-on…
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Watch RiskGONE partner presenting in European Researchers Night – Video
The European Researchers’ Night is a Europe-wide public event, that aims at displaying the diversity of science and its impact on citizens’ daily lives. This year, the event took place on Friday 24 September. Spread out across 29 countries, the vent brought European researchers together in several activities and events to promote research projects across…
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Video – Comet assay, step by step
The Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU), coordinator of RiskGONE, created a short video showing the main steps in conducting a comet assay, in order to assess the toxicity of nanomaterials. One of the aims of the RiskGONE project is the verification, optimisation and development of methods for the characterization and human and eco-toxicological hazard…
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Comet Assay – Practical online course/video training by NILU
Making the gel drops: cells embedded in agarose are put on slides Dates: 15th-19th March 2021 Location: remote/virtual The Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU), coordinator of RiskGONE, is providing a practical online course/video learning on the Comet assay. This training workshop represents the second edition of a series of trainings to be organised as part…
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RiskGONE partners take part in events across the continent on European Researchers Night – check the agenda!
European Union 2020 On 27 November 2020, researchers across Europe will meet the public (mostly online) and showcase their work through hands-on experiments, science shows, games, quizzes, competitions, exhibitions, and digital activities. It’s the European Researchers’ Night! RiskGONE partners are participating in some of these important events, aimed to shorten the gap between research and the…
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Join us in the Nanosafety Training School: From Basic Science To Risk Governance
The training school will take place on 20-25 June 2021 in San Servolo island, in Venice, Italy. The School week will include a variety of hands-on sessions aimed to transfer state-of-the-art knowledge on a variety of topics from key experts to the new generation of nano-environmental, health and safety, and biomedicine professionals, using interprofessional education.…
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Webinar recording: identifying health hazards with AOPs – watch it anytime!
On 5th June, RiskGONE held its second webinar, attended by more than 40 participants. This time project partners focused the discussion on how to use Adverse Outcome Pathways (AOPs), a risk-assessment method, to analyse the possible hazards nanomaterials can pose to human health. Experts from KU Leuven (Belgium), the Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health…
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Webinar on nanotechnology risk-assessment method AOP – register now!
Nanotechnologies have useful applications, but do present risks, such as toxicity or flammability under some conditions. The RiskGONE project is researching on how to assess hazards using Adverse Outcome Pathways (AOPs), a risk-assessment method used to analyse how biological events may lead to adverse effects. Using AOPs is common for assessing hazards posed by chemicals,…
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Webinar recording – your chance to catch up anytime!
Our first webinar brought together the expertise of leading RiskGONE project partners in order to explain how we go about our mission to improve risk governance of engineered nanomaterials and how interested stakeholders can get involved. We have recorded the webinar for you so that you can get back to it anytime. Simply click on…
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One year into our work – face to face meeting in Iceland
The 3rd RiskGONE project meeting took place in Reykjavik, Iceland on 6-7 February. The face to face meeting with representatives of all consortium partners marked one year of activity since the project kicked off in January 2019. Looking back at the project’s first year, partners came together to advance in their efforts to provide solid…
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Reading recommendation: Nanoregulation along the product life cycle
Are you interested in staying up to date regarding scientific publications relevant to the field of nanomaterials and our work for better risk governance? We are happy to share an article of interest with you! Take a look at “Nanoregulation along the product life cycle in the EU, Switzerland, Thailand, the USA, and intergovernmental organisations,…
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RiskGONE coordinator hosts training for project partners on different assays
The Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU), coordinator of RiskGONE, hosted a training workshop at its premises in Kjeller, Norway, from 17-20 February. Project partners were trained on different assays for use with engineered nanomaterials which will be part of the Round Robin exercise and testing later in the project. The training was targeted at those project…
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Register for our webinar: RiskGONE Project – Governance of Nanomaterials in the EU
Be part of our 1st webinar and find out more about RiskGONE!Partners leading on different activities of RiskGONE will talk about the project itself, its visions and ambitions as well as about the possibilities for YOU to interact with us and actively influence the future governance of nanomaterials in the EU and worldwide! Time and…
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RiskGONE, Gov4Nano & NANORIGO actively involved in International Particle Toxicology Conference
RiskGONE together with NANORIGO and Gov4Nano participated in the 12th International Particle Toxicology Conference, which took place on 11-13 September in Salzburg, Austria, bringing together 135 stakeholders from across the world. Focusing on the challenges of translating knowledge from particle safety research into regulation and legislation, the conference was of particular interest to the three EU…
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Read about RiskGONE in the NanoSafety Cluster Newsletter
The 2019 Summer Extra of the NanoSafety Cluster Newsletter provides special updates on RiskGONE as well as the NanoSolveIT project with which RiskGONE has recently had valuable exchanges through joint sessions on Datasets & Modelling and risk assessment of nanomaterials.Find the newsletter here and enjoy the read! Published by piamarina
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RiskGONE Partners to attend 12th International Particle Toxicology Conference
The 12th International Particle Toxicology Conference will take place 11th – 13th September 2019 in Salzburg Austria. The meeting will focus on the challenges of translating knowledge from particle safety research into regulation and legislation and will therefore be of particular interest to RiskGONE project partners. In addition, NANORIGO and Gov4Nano partners have also confirmed their participation, offering the…
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Taking stock & moving forward – RiskGONE successfully completed Month 6 Meeting
On 4th and 5th July 2019, the RiskGONE partners gathered in Limassol, Cyprus in order to hold their second face-to-face project meeting. Taking place following the first 6 months of the project, the event was a crucial moment which allowed the RiskGONE consortium to take stock of progress achieved and lessons learned so far for each work…
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RiskGONE kick-off meeting in Oslo
Back on 13-14 February 2019, the RiskGONE consortium partners came together in Oslo for the RiskGONE Kick off Meeting & International Workshop on Risk Governance of Nanotechnology. The meeting was the first physical get-together of all the project partners who will collaborate for a period of 4 years with the aim to establish solid risk…
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